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off Cape d'Aguilar at about 3 P.M. If the 29 Berber by Chinese in uniform I stated the particulars of this seizure, when I made complaint to the

Harbor Master on the 20 October at

30

about 10 A.M. I never owned

a junk before that which was

seized and it was my first

I have not seen

my

first

Junk

voyage since

November.

it was taken from me correctly this latter statement. I once saw my junk at anchor off Nantou city that was about the 20th of November. I did not go on

board. I did not see any person on board. I went to Namoa to see if I could

procure

long

another Junk

When I bought my Junk it was very

old and I paid $20 for it, the

and

cost of

repairs $40, the crew on board did not belong to me Defendant 1/3 find severity to be

was

† Answer

acquit on any charge within one month 1st $100

241

forthcoming &

537100k

Note

or

(et) 6 May

H. E. Thomsett

Under the circumstances of this case, the only evidence against the defendant was voluntarily given

by himself when he made a complaint of the alleged illegal seizure of his vessel when it was in British territorial waters.